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Frozen yogurt war de-thaws, tart new brands hit US
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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25 bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Displaced Georgians look to US for hope, aid
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2005:
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Putin's Senior Economic Adviser Abruptly Resigns
The most outspoken of the president's advisers warned that Russia's political freedoms have been lost and its economic choices have been poor...
New York Times - December 27, 2005
Israel Fires Artillery into Gaza Strip
Israel carried out airstrikes and fired artillery rounds into the Gaza Strip early today and also renewed its threat to create a "buffer zone" in northern Gaza...
New York Times - December 27, 2005
Letter From Rome: Vatican Considers Consigning Limbo to Oblivion
This month, 30 top theologians from around the world met at the Vatican to discuss what happens to babies who die without baptism...
New York Times - December 27, 2005
Sri Lankan Truce Looks an Awful Lot Like War
In December, 45 soldiers, sailors and police officers have died, raising fears of a full-scale retaliation by the Sri Lankan military...
New York Times - December 27, 2005
Putin aide resigns over policies
The Kremlin accepts the resignation of President Putin's economic adviser in protest at curbs on freedom...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Russia-Ukraine gas row heats up
New talks are scheduled as Ukraine seeks a deal on gas prices amid a worsening row with Russia...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Football: Pompey language puzzle
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp says the club's fight against relegation is being hindered by language problems...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Geldof helps Tory poverty policy
Campaigner Sir Bob Geldof is to become a consultant to a new Tory policy group on global poverty...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Mass grave unearthed in Iraq city
The bodies of suspected Shia rebels killed by Saddam Hussein are found in a mass grave, Iraqi police say...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
'Give stem cells to ill patients'
The scientist who cloned Dolly the Sheep is calling for stem cell treatment to be offered to terminally-ill people...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
What Japan's Aiko Lacks: The Royal Y Chromosome
The possibility of allowing a female line to hold the throne of Japan has ignited a debate over the imperial system and its significance...
New York Times - December 27, 2005
Duncan Smith: end Blair obsession
Tory leader David Cameron must not be "obsessed" by Tony Blair's departure, predecessor Iain Duncan Smith has warned...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Native ladybirds 'under threat'
Three native varieties of British ladybirds are being threatened by foreign invaders, a charity says...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Woman is found shot dead at house
A woman is found shot dead at a house in north Staffordshire...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Search for woman's sex attacker
Police appeal for help in tracking a man who sexually assaulted a teenage girl in Newtownabbey...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Donation plan for walkway upgrade
Walkers on the West Highland Way could be asked to make a £1 donation to help fund improvements of the route...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Cameras snap speeding police cars
Most police officers in three of Wales' four forces caught speeding were later exempted, figures show...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Life term for China land minister
A former China government minister is jailed for life for taking more than half a million dollars in bribes...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Hundreds hostage at Brazil jail
More than 200 hostages remain in the hands of prisoners who seized control of a jail in Brazil two days ago...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Outspoken Putin aide set to quit
President Putin's economic adviser offers his resignation, saying Russia is no longer politically free...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Saudi militant 'held' after clash
One of Saudi Arabia's top militant suspects is captured after clashes in which five police die, the authorities say...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Football: Wenger's Pires hint
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger may compromise over a new deal for Robert Pires...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
More snow as big freeze continues
Motorists are warned to expect treacherous conditions with more snow forecast for eastern and central England...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Man wins e-mail spam case
A UK firm pays damages to a man it sent e-mail spam in what is believed to be the first case of its kind...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Petrol shortages after Buncefield
Motorists face fuel shortages with some garages running out of petrol as they struggle in the wake of the Buncefield blasts...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Poland postpones Iraq withdrawal
Poland plans to keep its troops in Iraq until the end of 2006, reversing earlier withdrawal plans...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
New era heralded for mobile TV
TV on mobiles is being touted as the next big thing, with predictions that it will bring a new genre of programmes...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Kong captures festive box office
Peter Jackson's King Kong beats Narnia to the Christmas box office crown in the US and Canada...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Woman dead, man hurt in car crash
A woman dies and a man is taken to hospital after an early morning car accident in County Armagh...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
SNP warning of fuel poverty rise
More than 80,000 households in Scotland face fuel poverty following energy price rises, nationalists say...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Walker recovers after peak drama
A partially-sighted walker is recovering in hospital after spending twenty hours missing in Snowdonia...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Japan backs gender equality plan
Japan approves a strategy to put more women in leadership positions, amid a rapidly declining birth rate...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Soldiers killed in Jaffna attack
At least 10 soldiers are killed in northern Sri Lanka in a landmine attack, military officials say...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Train kills two on Lapland safari
A train in northern Finland hits a dog sleigh at a level crossing, killing two young Italians...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Football: Gerrard defends Owen
Liverpool's Steven Gerrard criticises some fans for the poor reaction to the return of ex-Reds striker Michael Owen...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Cricket: Hussey boosts Australia
South Africa end day two of the second Test on 169-2 after Mike Hussey's 122 helps Australia to 355...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Uganda army kills seven civilians
The Ugandan army has killed seven civilians in a camp where they were sheltering from LRA rebel attacks...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
A million urged to fight poverty
Oxfam urges a million people to sign up to the fight against world poverty in a new campaign...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Aceh rebels disband armed units
Rebels in the Indonesian province of Aceh disband their armed wing, in line with a peace deal...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
UK soldier injured in Afghanistan
A British soldier is one of two peacekeepers hurt by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Retailers hail winter sales boost
UK retailers are reporting brisk winter sales after many enjoyed one of their best days of the year on Boxing Day...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Mass grave found in Iraq city
A mass grave has been discovered in the Shia city of Karbala in southern Iraq, police say...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Heavy blizzard warning to drivers
Motorists are warned to expect treacherous conditions as snow falls across much of eastern England...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Hometown Snubs Schwarzenegger Over Death Penalty
An Austrian town once proud of its native son takes his name off the local stadium after an execution in California...
New York Times - December 27, 2005
Gas Bombs Hit Russian Stores; Gangsters Blamed
The peak of Russian holiday shopping was disrupted in a St. Petersburg retail chain when two of the chain's stores were struck by bombs that released foul-smelling gas...
New York Times - December 27, 2005
Somalia's Capital Needs a Mayor as Factional Rifts Deepen
Rifts between Somalia's rival factions deepened Monday as a new Mogadishu city council failed to agree on a mayor for the lawless capital...
New York Times - December 27, 2005
Iraq Vote Shows Sunnis Are Few in New Military
Preliminary results from the Dec. 15 election suggest that despite greater numbers participating, Sunnis still have little representation in Iraqi security forces...
New York Times - December 27, 2005
Ghana's Uneasy Embrace of Slavery's Diaspora
Ghana hopes descendants of enslaved Africans will think of Africa as their homeland - to visit, invest, send their children to be educated and even retire...
New York Times - December 27, 2005
Sharon to Undergo Repair of Hole in Heart
The catheterization will repair a small hole in Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's heart that apparently contributed to his mild stroke last week...
New York Times - December 27, 2005
Lessons on Germany 'need change'
A 'more balanced' study of modern German history in England's secondary schools is urged...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Europe set to launch Galileo era
The first test spacecraft for Europe's satellite-navigation system will be sent into orbit on Wednesday...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Boxing Day sales draw the crowds
The start of the post-Christmas sales draw the crowds as shoppers queue for hours to scoop a bargain...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Cross-party support for war probe
More than 100 MPs from across the political parties back a call for an inquiry by senior MPs into the Iraq war...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Sponge puzzles superbug experts
Experts examine why a specific household sponge could help combat the MRSA superbug...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Philippines to lay US rape charge
Philippine prosecutors are to file rape charges against four US marines over an alleged assault on a woman...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Woman, 85, attacked in her home
A pensioner is recovering in hospital after being attacked in her home over Christmas...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Union seeks return of 'war chest'
Amicus is seeking the return of a £15m strike fund set aside 16 years ago to campaign for a shorter working week...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
'Worst' historical Britons named
A list of the 10 "worst" Britons from the last 1,000 years - chosen by historians - is revealed...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
East wakes up to blanket of snow
The east of England sees a dusting of snow overnight, as drivers are warned of treacherous conditions...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Appeal over 'Australian Taleban'
Whitehall appeals against a ruling that an Australian imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay is a UK citizen...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
Israeli missiles slam into Gaza
Israel fires at least two missiles at targets in the Gaza Strip as it enforces a new buffer zone against militants...
BBC News - December 27, 2005
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